President calls for quick implementation

President Zillur Rahman called for quick implementation of the Bangladesh-Myanmar-China road link under the “Kunming Initiative” to increase trade and cooperation between the neighbouring countries.
He made the call when a delegation of Communist Party of China (CPC), led by CPC politburo member Liu Qi, called on him at Bangabhaban on Thursday.
The president thanked the Chinese government for its assistance in Bangladesh's socio-economic development since the country's independence. “We need more cooperation, more help from China,” he said.
Emphasising the exchange of high level visits to further strengthen relations and expand cooperation, Liu said China would increase the number of scholarships for Bangladeshis from 50 to 500.
China is keen to extend cooperation to address Bangladesh's climate change issues and in economy, trade, agriculture, education, infrastructure development, science and technology, he said.
The delegation included Liu Jieyi, vice minister of CPC International Department; Li Shiziang, standing member and secretary general of CPC Beijing Committee; Lu Wei, standing member and head of information department of CPC Beijing Committee; Zhang Xianyi, Chinese ambassador to Bangladesh; Li Zhijun, vice secretary general of CPC Beijing Committee; and Zhao Huimin, director general of Beijing Foreign Affairs office.